Michelle Lujan Grisham is Governor of the State of New Mexico, and chair of the State Investment Council.

Michelle Lujan Grisham was elected by New Mexicans on November 6, 2018, as Governor for the State of New Mexico. She is a 12th-generation New Mexican who has dedicated her life to serving her community while fighting for families, seniors, and veterans, and building an economy that works for all New Mexicans.

Previously she held three terms as a U.S. Congresswoman in the U.S. House of Representatives. There she served as chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and served on the Budget Committee and Agriculture Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. She has passed legislation to help local tribes, public schools and pay for training for law enforcement. She also took on the VA to increase veterans’ access to health care, convinced the Social Security Administration to hire more judges, and held bureaucrats accountable for cleaning up a jet-fuel spill that threatened Albuquerque’s drinking water.

After graduating from the University of New Mexico’s law school, Michelle worked providing free legal services for seniors with the state bar’s lawyer referral for the elderly program. She served as director of the state agency on aging for 14 years, pioneering innovative practices now used nationwide, including undercover inspections of nursing home facilities. In 2004, Michelle was appointed Secretary of the Department of Health where she expanded the number of school-based health centers and instituted teen pregnancy prevention programs. She was elected to the Bernalillo County Commission in 2010, serving for two years before winning an open seat in New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District in 2012.

Tim Eichenberg, State Treasurer

Tim Eichenberg assumed office on January 1, 2015, becoming the 29th State Treasurer of New Mexico. Raised in Albuquerque, NM he attended Albuquerque Public Schools and graduated from the University of New Mexico. Eichenberg and his wife reside in Albuquerque and have two adult children and two dogs.

Eichenberg’s career in public service began in 1974, when he was elected Bernalillo County Treasurer. After serving two terms as Bernalillo County Treasurer, Eichenberg went to work in the private sector. He operated a small business in Albuquerque for over 30 years as a Property Tax Consultant, State Certified Appraiser, General Contractor (GB-98) and as a Real Estate Broker.

In 1994, Eichenberg was elected to the Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority Board, a position he still holds today. In 2004, Eichenberg was appointed by Governor Richardson to the position of New Mexico State Property Tax Director.

In 2008, Eichenberg was elected to the New Mexico State Senate. During his tenure, Eichenberg served on the Public Affairs and Judiciary committees; and served as Chair of the Restructuring Committee and as Chair of the Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Committee. In 2010, Eichenberg carried the Governmental Conduct Act, establishing a code of ethics for all government employees.

Stephanie Garcia Richard, New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands

Stephanie Garcia Richard is the first woman and educator to be elected to the position of New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands to oversee the State Land Office responsible for raising revenue off state trust lands to pay for New Mexico’s schools and hospitals.

Born in Tucumcari and raised in Silver City, Stephanie learned at a young age the importance of serving others. Her father, a WWII veteran was a teacher; her mother was active in their church and community. Stephanie grew up in a family that operated ranches on the eastern plains and northern mountains of New Mexico, giving Stephanie a strong connection to our land. After graduating from Silver High School, Stephanie went on to receive her undergraduate degree from Barnard College at Columbia University in New York.

During her tenure as a New Mexico State Representative and Chair of the House Education Committee, Stephanie championed laws to increase access to a quality education, transparency, and investments in renewable energy, job training, and economic development.

As Land Commissioner, Stephanie will ensure we maximize the revenue earned from our land, while diversifying our investments, promoting outdoor recreation, and encouraging renewable and commercial development on state trust lands. With the largest continuous oil and gas resource potential ever assessed in the world sitting in Southeast New Mexico and some of the greatest potential for solar and wind energy development, Stephanie is excited to get to work and make more money for all New Mexicans while protecting the health of our land.

You can learn more about the State Land Commissioner and the State Land Office here.

Secretary Olivia Padilla-Jackson was appointed by Governor Lujan Grisham as Cabinet Secretary to the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration December 14, 2018. Previously she served as the Deputy Director of Finance for the City of Albuquerque and helped manage and oversee all aspects of the City’s financial and administrative services.

Her previous experience includes work as a Trader/Analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Director of the New Mexico State Board of Finance. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of New Mexico and a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the University of Michigan. Ms. Padilla-Jackson is a board member for the New Mexico Retiree Healthcare Association and the University of New Mexico Alumni Association.

The Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) is appointed to the State Investment Council by Statute. The Secretary is the Governor's top budget official and is responsible for the operation of the Department's five divisions. As the chief executive at DFA, the Secretary leads a staff of 173 employees. The agency performs a range of financial services by crafting the state budget, processing payroll for 22,000 state employees, managing the state's two main bond finance programs and conducting oversight of state agencies and local governments.

Peter B. Frank, Public Member

The Legislative Council appointed Peter B. Frank to the State Investment Council in March 2010. He was previously appointed by the executive in June 2009. Peter retired as Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer from Daymon Worldwide Inc., a global marketer of private label goods through selected retailers. He continues as a member of Daymon's Board of Directors.

Peter previously retired after 35 years as a senior partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he served on the Firm's Global Leadership Team with responsibilities for risk management, governmental relations, Asia operations, and merger/divestiture issues. Peter previously was a Vice Chairman of Price Waterhouse LLP (PW), also with global and risk management responsibilities and led its Bankruptcy, Business Turnaround and Dispute Analysis practice for many years. He served on PW's Board and its Management Committee.

Peter received his Bachelor's and Masters degrees from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. Peter is a retired Certified Public Accountant who lives in Santa Fe, where he chairs the Board of the Chamber Music Festival Foundation and is involved with a number of other non-profit organizations.

Leonard Lee Rawson, Public Member

Leonard Lee Rawson was appointed to the State Investment Council by the Legislative Council in 2010. He is a native New Mexican and long time Las Cruces resident who graduated from Las Cruces High School and New Mexico State University.

Lee is President of Rawson, Inc., a successful contracting and builder-supply company in Las Cruces, which he has operated for more than 35-years. He has an extensive history of community involvement and has assisted or participated with more than two-dozen advisory boards, planning groups or volunteer organizations in the last quarter century.

His political career began in 1987, when he was elected to the State House of Representatives, where he stayed until elected to the New Mexico Senate in 1993. He served four terms in the State Senate, serving as Senate Minority Caucus Chair, and most recently as Senate Minority Whip in from 2001-2008. During that time, he was also active member of the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) and the Investments and Pensions Oversight Committee.

Harold W. Lavender Jr., Public Member

Harold W. Lavender, Jr. was appointed to the State Investment Council in August 2011 by the Legislative Council. He was re-appointed in March 2013, and then again in March 2019.

As a former member of the Chicago Board of Trade, Mr. Lavender's experience and expertise in the futures and options markets as a trader and broker spanned more than three decades. While a member of the CBOT, Mr. Lavender was involved in governance and management, and served on various oversight and conduct committees. Twice elected a CBOT Director, he served three terms as a member of the Executive Committee.

Employed currently by Central New Mexico Community College (CNM), Mr. Lavender serves in a role of finance and business development for CNM Ingenuity. A graduate of the University of New Mexico and the University of New Mexico School of Law, Mr. Lavender practices law focusing on business development, government relations, and business and commercial law.

Linda Eitzen, Public Member

Linda N. Eitzen was appointed to the State Investment Council by Governor Susana Martinez in May 2012.

Linda retired as a Vice President at Merrill Lynch in 2004, after serving clients as a financial consultant for more than two decades.

Prior to her career in finance, Linda practiced law with Shaffer, Butt, Thornton and Dines and with Robinson, Stevens and Wainwright where she became a partner.

Linda began her professional life as a public school teacher at Albuquerque's Valley High School. She holds bachelor's and law degrees from the University of New Mexico.

She has served on the investment committee for Presbyterian Healthcare Services since 2006. She is a founding member of the Board of the Summer Guitar Workshop which presents the annual New Mexico Classical Guitar Festival.

Tim Jennings, Public Member

Timothy Z. Jennings was appointed to the State Investment Council by the Legislative Council in 2013. He is the son of an oil and gas attorney, and a native New Mexican, born and raised in Roswell. Tim is a graduate of the New Mexico Military Institute High School, attended New Mexico State University, and graduated from Creighton University with a Bachelor’s degree in business administration.

Tim has a long history of public service, which began in 1974 when he was elected to the Chaves County Commission at the age of 24. In 1979, he entered the legislature and began his career in the New Mexico State Senate, which included nine consecutive terms, leadership roles as majority whip (1989-1996), majority floor leader (1997-2001), and president pro tempore (2008-2012). As a fiscal conservative, Tim worked hard to collaborate with Senate colleagues across both sides of the aisle, and do what was best for New Mexico.

Tim is a rancher by profession, and continues to serve on the Board of Directors for Pioneer Bank in Roswell.

Michael Messina, Public Member

Michael Messina joined the New Mexico State Investment Council in June 2019. Michael is an attorney who has worked extensively on financial transactions since beginning his career in securities law more than 50 years ago. He has worked in private practice in New Mexico for more than 30 years, emphasizing financial and commercial transactions, commercial litigation, business organization and commercial real estate, among other areas. Previously he was the director of the National Health Law Program at the University of California at Los Angeles and worked on securities law as well as civil rights cases. He earned an economics degree from Dartmouth College and his law degree from the Yale Law School.

Tracy Hartzler, Public Member

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed Tracy Hartzler to the State Investment Council in June 2019. Ms. Hartzler is the vice president of finance and operations at the Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque, where she has served in various finance and budgetary management roles since 2015. Previously she was principal analyst for the Legislative Finance Committee and has experience as the special assistant attorney general at the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission and as counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Before entering the legal profession, Hartzler worked in education. She earned a cum laude undergraduate degree from St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Ind., a master of education from the University of Virginia and her law degree from the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

The terms of the six public members appointed by the Legislature and Governor are five-years long, and the term lengths are staggered starting with the initial appointments in 2010.

Members chose random lots to determine the following initial Council terms. Some members have been reappointed for additional 5-year terms, while others were appointed to finish the remainder of partial terms. There is no limitation on the number of terms to which a Council member may be reappointed:

Public Member Leonard Lee Rawson: 2010-2022

Public Member Peter Frank: 2010-2020

Public Member Harold Lavender: 2013-2023

Public Member Linda Eitzen: 2012-2021

Public Member Tim Jennings: 2013-2023

Public Member Michael Messina: 2019-2024

Members must be confirmed by the Senate and may be re-appointed. The public member/University CFO serves at the pleasure of the Governor, and also must be confirmed by the state senate.